Flood warnings issued for Gwent

The flood warnings are for the Wye Estuary at Elmdale, Chepstow and near Tintern.

High tide at Newport is expected to reach 7.9 metres at 8:00 AM tomorrow morning. High tide at Tintern will be 45 minutes later than at Newport.

The previous high tide at Newport reached a level of 7.2 metres at 7:15 AM this morning. Due to the predicted levels for the next high tides this alert will remain in force until at least Monday mornings high tide.

Natural Resources Wales also issued a general warning to people living in coastal areas of Wales to be prepared for flooding tomorrow.

The warning comes as high tides combined with forecast gale force winds will cause a storm surge that could cause overtopping of defences in places.

The forecast now indicates the coastal flooding has the potential to be as severe as early January.